Sham 69 again

I saw Sham 69 again last night and they were better than ever! The atmosphere at The Hippo was excellent and I think the Shamsters responded to a crowd who were eager for a good time. And leading the revellers were my friends Steve and Carolyn. Carolyn's usually the punk rocker of the two but Steve had been on the Stella and having lost his inhibitions set about loosing everyone else's.

He dragged me and Carolyn down to the stage for the support band Russel Can't Drive. Although these guys messed about a lot, they were actually very tight and I enjoyed their set. They did a cover version of a song that's really bothering my mate Gary. He recognised it but not enough to really place it. He's now on a mission to identify it and can't rest properly until he can.

Russel Can't Drive may not be able to drive but they rock and are on tour soon. Catch them if you can.

Sham 69 have been playing for years and their experience shows. They know how to work a crowd but they do so effortlessly. One day I'd like to hear them play Unite and Win again as this is one of my favourites, a real rebel rousing foot stomp.

And the tickets were only a credit crunch busting 8 quid! Now that's what I call music and good value.